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submitted 2 weeks ago by potate@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The Calgary Police Service wants to divert $13M intended for supports for people who are unhoused and/or struggling with mental health in order to pay for a new shooting range whose budget has gone up 130% in just one year.

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[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

Great idea!

Take 13M from the police and build new homes!

Oh, that's not what the police want? They want to play with their toys?

ACAB

[-] tleb@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

What makes cop shooting ranges so special that they can't just pay to use public ones?

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2024
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